Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance

Synopsis

Jonathan Switcher is a young artist. He just doesn't seem to last in any job he does. But when he builds a mannequin, he makes it so perfect, he falls in love with it. It is the first thing he has made that makes him feel like a real artist. The mannequin ends up in the window of a big department store. When he saves the life of an old lady who happens to be the owner of that store, he is rewarded by getting a job at the store as stock boy. Later the mannequin comes to life as Emmy, who was an ancient Egyptian living in the year 2514BC. The two redesign the window display to make it most eye catching in town. The store competitors are not happy and will do anything to stop them!

Jonathan Switcher is a young artist. He just doesn't seem to last in any job he does. But when he builds a mannequin, he makes it so perfect, he falls in love with it. It is the first thing he has made that makes him feel like a real artist. The mannequin ends up in the window of a big department store. When he saves the life of an old lady who happens to be the owner of that store, he is rewarded by getting a job at the store as stock boy. Later the mannequin comes to life as Emmy, who was an ancient Egyptian living in the year 2514BC. The two redesign the window display to make it most eye catching in town. The store competitors are not happy and will do anything to stop them!

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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by picturegallery1234510 / 10

She's the dummy!!

It's about a guy who is down on his luck has an incredible woman come
into his life and make his life better. The only problem is that she is
a mannequin who only comes to life when no one else is around.

Kim Cattrall is amazing. She is beautiful, sexy, fun, loving, and full
of life. She makes the fantasy character ideal and personally I think
that she deserves an award for this film. Andrew McCarthy is also very
charismatic and likable in this film.

This movie is light, silly, funny, romantic, and very entertaining.
It's a feel good movie definitely worth watching.

10/10

Reviewed by jhaggardjr8 / 10

Delightfully silly romantic comedy-fantasy

"Mannequin" is a silly movie to be sure. But I found it to be very funny at
times. I was just a teenager when I first saw this movie back when it came
out in 1987. My mom took me and a friend to see this, and we all laughed and
had a good time. It's no classic, but so what. All that matters is that it's
a fun movie, and that's exactly what this is. Andrew McCarthy stars as a man
who's had bad luck with working jobs. His main interest is to be a sculptor.
At one of his jobs he made mannequins, and for some odd reason he seems to
fall in love with the last mannequin he made. Later he gets employed at a
department store that has taken that mannequin in. And before you know it,
the mannequin comes to life in the form of an Egyptian princess. But she
only comes to life when the two are alone together. When someone else comes
into the scene, she freezes up and turns into a mannequin again. This may
sound like a stupid premise, but I don't care. "Mannequin" is a movie that's
very entertaining. It's not a laugh riot, but I did laugh quite a bit
throughout. Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall (as the mannequin) look as if
they're having a blast, and if I was the McCarthy character, I would have a
blast too. The supporting cast includes Estelle Getty (from TV's "The Golden
Girls") as Mrs. Timkin, the friendly owner of the store; James Spader (in an
early film role) as the smarmy manager of the store; G.W. Bailey (from the
"Police Academy" films) as the bumbling midnight security guard of the store
(who spends most of his time talking to his dog); Meshach Taylor (from TV's
"Designing Women") as McCarthy's assistant (who acts strange most of the
time); and Carole Davis as McCarthy's former girlfriend (who works at a
rival department store nearby). All join in on the lunacy of "Mannequin".
This is a nice, little picture.

*** (out of four)

Reviewed by Neil Doyle6 / 10

Delightful screwball comedy from the '80s...

The low IMDb rating for MANNEQUIN is imbecilic. This is a thoroughly
delightful mixture of madcap comedy and romance, played to the hilt by
a sparkling cast of players who all have a gift for comedy.

ANDREW McCARTHY is at his best as a young man drifting from job to job
who ends up employed by ESTELLE GETTY at her almost defunct department
store. It isn't until he gets real inspiration for window displays from
a mannequin who becomes a real person whenever others aren't around,
that the picture soars into romantic fantasy. KIM CATTRALL is the
gorgeous dummy who comes to life and wins the heart of the hero who is
at first reluctant to believe his own eyes.

The sets and costumes are fantastic, the supporting cast is excellent
and the script stays in high gear until the last twenty minutes when
things get a little too hectic, even for a comedy/fantasy. But it's all
in good fun, a cheerful flick easily enjoyable if you like fantasies of
this kind and all of it is well photographed in pleasing color with
splendid sets.

ANDREW McCARTHY, KIM CATTRALL, JAMES SPADER (especially funny as a
smarmy business man), and G.W. BAILEY (as the night detective) all
demonstrate a flair for comedy in roles they obviously enjoyed playing.